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- Make Your Voice Known to the Nuclear Regulatory Commissionby Darien De LuPresidentApril KnutsonMember of the Congress Program CommitteeMarch 2024I’ll acknowledge, as President of WILPF US, in the last year of my second term, I was really looking forward to an in-person WILPF Congress, originally planned to take place in St. Paul, Minnesota. I had given a l… Updates
- BBC Seeking Members to Join in Advocacy WorkWILPF members Roberta Ahlquist and Cherrill Spencer plus other pro-Palestine activists with banner they showed to President Biden’s motorcade when he visited the San Francisco Bay Area on February 22, 2024; Credit: Cherrill SpencerBy Cherrill Spencer and Dianne BlaisDisarm Issue CommitteeMarch 2024T… Updates
- Just “Do the Math!” Go Fossil FreeMarch 2024On March 2, millions across the world are expected to march for Gaza. The Israeli government is planning to have a full-scale invasion of Rafah on March 9, one day before the start of Ramadan.On February 20, the US vetoed for the third time a resolution in the Security Council for an immed… Updates
- Ban Weaponized Drones! Sign the Petition!By Dianne BlaisMarch 2024WILPF US is encouraging all members to support this walk for peace and planet, justice and democracy - there are many ways to be involved. Check out the route hereas well as a description of the kinds of assistance available for those who walk and other ways you can help out… Updates
- Help us Promote Our Passion for PeaceEllen Siegel and Ghada Karmi outside the Israeli Embassy in London in 1972; Credit: Ellen SiegelBy Leni Villagomez Reeves and Ellen SiegelMarch 2024Ellen Siegel, a Jewish-American nurse and activist in Israeli-Palestinian, Jewish and Palestinian solidarity projects was the most recent guest at the J… Updates
- Sign the Petition on Depleted Uranium Weapons!From left to right: Frankie Anni, John Brabant, Buzz Ferver, and Bob Ackland hold the VT PFAS/Military Poisons banner at the January 30th Press Conference in the Montpelier Statehouse; Credit: PFAS Coalitionby Marguerite AdelmanMarch 2024Individuals impacted by widespread pollution from toxic PFAS … Updates
- Disarm/End Wars UpdateFrancia Marquez, Vice-President of Columbia. Credit: Minrex (Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Cuba)By Leni Villagomez ReevesMarch 2024For more than 52 years, various right-wing governments of Colombia and revolutionary forces including the FARC and the ELN, maintained a state of war. In 2012, … Updates
- Join 24 Hours of International Feminist Actions in DecemberBy Dianne BlaisWILPF US Jane Addams Branch ConvenerMarch 2024Next month's meeting on March 20 will be all about Congress. Come and learn about the planned program and everything else planned for May 30-June 2. Please register in advance for the March 20 meeting using this link. After registering you… Updates
- WILPFers attend “Women’s Congress for Future Generations”March 2024How many balls can one seal juggle over its head? Don’t we all feel like this at times? Our new committee is committed! Our WILPF Communications/Culture & the Arts/Sensitization Committee (CCS) is committed to helping us connect with each other so that we know about all of our contribution… Updates
- Ring Bells for Peace on November 11Khalida Jarrar. Photo via social media. By Leni Villagomez ReevesIn Gaza, statistics are important. We can know the official count of the dead, but also realize that this represents only those who have been identified and that many more bodies remain – dead but unidentified and uncounted – under the… Updates
- Urgent Call for Signatures on Petition to Secretary of State ClintonFebruary 2024WILPF Congress Hotel Rooms — Start Looking Now for a Roommate! by Darien De LuFor our Triennial Congress, WILPF US is reserving a block of rooms at our St. Paul hotel — at a special Congress rate. The site in 2024 is at a hotel, in order to offer a more compact an… Updates
- Jane Addams Children’s Book AwardLeft: Taken by a volunteer at the Lotus House Women’s Shelter. Image of WILPF members Mina Pisan and Amelia Kelly preparing and serving dinner at the Lotus House Women’s Shelter in Miami, Florida. Credit: WILPF Miami Mujeres Branch. Right: A mural at ProjectEsperanza’s elementary school in the Domin… Updates
- Advancing Human Rights Issue Committee Establishes New Working Group on Human TraffickingBy Genie SilverLeadership Team, Middle East Peace and Justice Action Committee February 2024For those of us on the Middle East Peace and Justice Action Committee (MEPJAC) who have studied the history of the Palestinians and the Israelis, we’ve watched in horror as the current war between Israel and … Updates
- WILPF Members Sought for Development CommitteeBy Claudia Fatimah Peery SmithFebruary 2024Caroline Watson Peery, my grandmother, dedicated her entire life to the pursuit of peace, freedom and social equality. She did so as a life-long member of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF). Caroline was born to David Watson and … Updates
- Breaking Barriers to Achieve Security, Justice, and PeaceBy Wendy McDowellEditor, Peace & FreedomFebruary 2024We know there is a deep font of wisdom, knowledge and expertise in WILPF. We would love to have a wider range of WILPFers writing knowledgeable and well informed articles on topics related to Peace & Freedom issue themes!WILPF US’s flagship magazi… Updates
- Guinea Massacre and Rape Victims Seek JusticeDepartment of Justice when Australian Parliamentarians visited the DOJ (Luci & Martha on the left).By Martha AllenFebruary 2024Martha Allen's participation in WILPF follows in the footsteps of her mother who was active in the early 1960s, including as the National Legislative chair of WILPF. Martha … Updates
- Keep Space for PeaceBy Jan Corderman and Marybeth GardamWILPFE US has announced they are looking for candidates for two open positions. Field OrganizerThis is an exciting time to join our team as we deepen our efforts to work toward a just, rights-respecting and pluralistic future. We’re looking for an experienced, dil… Updates
- Human Right to Water Act in California Needs Governor Brown’s Signature to be LawBy The Middle East Peace and Justice Action CommitteeFebruary 2024The Middle East Peace and Justice Action Committee (MEPJAC) supports peace and justice for all of the peoples of the Middle East, and is actively working toward that goal. On Jan. 11th, International WILPF issued a statement in suppo… Updates
- A Victory for the Earth and for Future GenerationsBranch gathering in member home; Credit: Ana SantoyaBy Tina D. SheltonFebruary 2024 On November 18th 2023, Greater Philadelphia Branch members held a retreat in a member’s home. Due to recent events, our focus was learning from the The Middle East Peace and Justice Action Committee (MEPJAC) about re… Updates
- Member Rights Expanded: Bylaws Ballots in the Mail!By Dianne BlaisFebruary 2024The first open-to-all-WILPFers virtual Jane Addams branch meeting was held with Dr. Judith Hand as the first guest speaker of these Open-to-all meetings. Judith has worked for years on A Future Without War, and introduced Project Enduring Peace (PEP), which includes the o… Updates
